HB1687

Missouri HB1687 allows courts to sentence certain sexual offenders to surgical castration.

Missouri HB1687 establishes that upon conviction of a sexual offense requiring registration and classified as an aggravated sexual offense, if the victim is under thirteen years old, the court may sentence the offender to surgical castration. The procedure must be performed by a licensed physician and administered by the department of corrections. The procedure must be completed no later than one week before the offender's release from a correctional center. The offender must be deemed an appropriate candidate for surgery by a court-appointed medical expert within sixty days of sentencing.